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1 a matter of course
(something that one expects to happen, be done etc: You don't have to ask her - she'll do it as a matter of course.) coisa natural* * *a matter of courseuma coisa natural, lógica. -
2 a matter of opinion
(something about which different people have different opinions or views: Whether she's clever or not is a matter of opinion.) questão de opinião -
3 a matter of course
(something that one expects to happen, be done etc: You don't have to ask her - she'll do it as a matter of course.) coisa de se esperar -
4 a matter of opinion
(something about which different people have different opinions or views: Whether she's clever or not is a matter of opinion.) questão de opiniãoEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > a matter of opinion
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5 reading matter
noun (something written for others to read (eg books, newspapers, letters): There's a lot of interesting reading matter in our local library.)* * *read.ing mat.ter[r'i:diŋ mætə] n material impresso. -
6 reading matter
noun (something written for others to read (eg books, newspapers, letters): There's a lot of interesting reading matter in our local library.) -
7 take (someone or something) seriously
1) (to regard (a person or his statement etc) as in earnest: You mustn't take his jokes/promises seriously.) levar a sério2) (to regard (a matter) as a subject for concern or serious thought: He refuses to take anything seriously.) levar a sérioEnglish-Portuguese dictionary > take (someone or something) seriously
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8 take (someone or something) seriously
1) (to regard (a person or his statement etc) as in earnest: You mustn't take his jokes/promises seriously.) levar a sério2) (to regard (a matter) as a subject for concern or serious thought: He refuses to take anything seriously.) levar a sérioEnglish-Portuguese dictionary > take (someone or something) seriously
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9 take (something) up with (someone)
(to discuss (especially a complaint): Take the matter up with your MP.) levar à consideração deEnglish-Portuguese dictionary > take (something) up with (someone)
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10 take (something) up with (someone)
(to discuss (especially a complaint): Take the matter up with your MP.) levar à consideração deEnglish-Portuguese dictionary > take (something) up with (someone)
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11 take (something) up with (someone)
(to discuss (especially a complaint): Take the matter up with your MP.) levar à consideração deEnglish-Portuguese dictionary > take (something) up with (someone)
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12 take (something) up with (someone)
(to discuss (especially a complaint): Take the matter up with your MP.) levar à consideração deEnglish-Portuguese dictionary > take (something) up with (someone)
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13 take (someone or something) seriously
1) (to regard (a person or his statement etc) as in earnest: You mustn't take his jokes/promises seriously.) levar a sério2) (to regard (a matter) as a subject for concern or serious thought: He refuses to take anything seriously.) levar a sérioEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > take (someone or something) seriously
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14 take (someone or something) seriously
1) (to regard (a person or his statement etc) as in earnest: You mustn't take his jokes/promises seriously.) levar a sério2) (to regard (a matter) as a subject for concern or serious thought: He refuses to take anything seriously.) levar a sérioEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > take (someone or something) seriously
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15 take (something) up with (someone)
(to discuss (especially a complaint): Take the matter up with your MP.) conversar sobreEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > take (something) up with (someone)
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16 take (something) up with (someone)
(to discuss (especially a complaint): Take the matter up with your MP.) conversar sobreEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > take (something) up with (someone)
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17 take (something) up with (someone)
(to discuss (especially a complaint): Take the matter up with your MP.) conversar sobreEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > take (something) up with (someone)
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18 take (something) up with (someone)
(to discuss (especially a complaint): Take the matter up with your MP.) conversar sobreEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > take (something) up with (someone)
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19 rest
I 1. [rest] noun1) (a (usually short) period of not working etc after, or between periods of, effort; (a period of) freedom from worries etc: Digging the garden is hard work - let's stop for a rest; Let's have/take a rest; I need a rest from all these problems - I'm going to take a week's holiday.) descanso2) (sleep: He needs a good night's rest.) descanso3) (something which holds or supports: a book-rest; a headrest on a car seat.) apoio4) (a state of not moving: The machine is at rest.) desligado2. verb1) (to (allow to) stop working etc in order to get new strength or energy: We've been walking for four hours - let's stop and rest; Stop reading for a minute and rest your eyes; Let's rest our legs.) descansar2) (to sleep; to lie or sit quietly in order to get new strength or energy, or because one is tired: Mother is resting at the moment.) descansar3) (to (make or allow to) lean, lie, sit, remain etc on or against something: Her head rested on his shoulder; He rested his hand on her arm; Her gaze rested on the jewels.) descansar4) (to relax, be calm etc: I will never rest until I know the murderer has been caught.) descansar5) (to (allow to) depend on: Our hopes now rest on him, since all else has failed.) depender de6) ((with with) (of a duty etc) to belong to: The choice rests with you.) pertencer•- restful- restfully
- restfulness
- restless
- restlessly
- restlessness
- rest-room
- at rest
- come to rest
- lay to rest
- let the matter rest
- rest assured
- set someone's mind at rest II [rest]- the rest* * *rest1[rest] n 1 descanso, repouso, folga, trégua, tranqüilidade, paz, sossego. 2 sono. 3 lugar de repouso, sanatório. 4 abrigo, albergue, pousada, parada. 5 suporte, apoio, pedestal. 6 Mus pausa. 7 Poet morte, túmulo. 8 inércia. the matter rests with you / o caso depende de você. 9 Poet cesura. • vt+vi 1 descansar ( from de), repousar, fazer uma pausa, estar parado, não se mover, ficar quieto. I shall not rest until this matter is settled / não descansarei até este assunto ser resolvido. 2 estar calmo, sossegado ou despreocupado. you can rest assured that we will do all we can / você pode ter a certeza de que faremos tudo que pudermos. 3 dormir. 4 estar morto, jazer. 5 não ser aproveitado, cultivado (terras). 6 ser espalhado. 7 ser apoiado ou apoiar-se (on, against sobre, em), basear-se ( upon sobre), motivar-se (in em). 8 depender (on de), confiar (in em). 9 parar, cessar de mover-se. 10 deixar pendente. 11 dirigir, fixar (os olhos). our eyes rest on the book / nossos olhos estão fixos no livro. 12 Jur interromper voluntariamente a apresentação de provas. a day of rest dia de descanso. the fault rests with you a culpa é sua. to be at rest a) estar dormindo. b) estar parado. c) estar despreocupado, livre de aborrecimentos. d) Euphem estar morto. to give a rest deixar em paz, não amolar. to lay at rest sepultar, enterrar. to lay/ put ( an idea) to rest provar que é falso. to let something rest deixar de lado. to let the matter rest dar o assunto por liquidado. to put/set someone’s mind at rest tranqüilizar, apaziguar. to rest on/ upon a) apoiar-se. b) basear-se. to rest up coll descansar. to set at rest acalmar, aquietar. to take a rest descansar. without rest sem descanso, sem folga.————————rest2[rest] n 1 resto, restante, sobra, resíduo. 2 saldo, reserva. 3 Ten série longa de trocas de bola. • vt+vi 1 restar, sobrar, sobejar. 2 ficar, permanecer. among the rest entre as outras coisas. and all the rest of it e tudo o mais. and the rest? e quem mais? for the rest demais, além disso. the rest os outros, os demais. you may rest assured that você pode ficar certo de que. -
20 fact
[fækt]1) (something known or believed to be true: It is a fact that smoking is a danger to health.) facto2) (reality: fact or fiction.) facto•- factual
- factually
- as a matter of fact
- in fact
- in point of fact* * *[fækt] n fato: 1 coisa ou ação feita. founded on fact / baseado em fatos. 2 caso, acontecimento, ocorrência, sucesso, ato. the fact that I was present, the fact of my being present / o fato da minha presença. his facts are doubtful / os fatos por ele alegados são duvidosos. 3 realidade, verdade. is that a fact? / é verdade?, realmente? 4 crime, delito. after the fact / após o delito. a matter-of-fact person uma pessoa sensata, prática, objetiva. as a matter of fact, o fato é que, em verdade, para dizer a verdade, realmente. fact of life aspecto fatual da vida humana. facts of life fatos relativos a sexo, reprodução, parto. in fact de fato, para dizer a verdade. in fact, I won’t put up with it / para dizer a verdade, não admitirei. hard facts crua realidade.
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